Saratoga Springs, N.Y. - The Skidmore College volleyball team finished 3-1 at the Skidmore Classic Tournament.

The Thoroughbreds defeated Hunter 3-0 and Colby Sawyer 3-2 on the first day.  Their only loss came 3-1 to Clarkson but they came back and defeated St. Michael's 3-1 in their final match of the tournament.

Skidmore improves to 20-7 and will host the Skidmore Invitational Friday October 30 and Saturday October 31.

This page will feature tournament results and highlights.


Skidmore Classic Results

All-Tournament Team
Jenna Stock - Clarkson - Tournament MVP

Sara Artus - Clarkson
Lauren Dinsdale - Skidmore
Michelle Doody - Colby Sawyer
Jenna Pape - Hunter
Jordan Remillard - Union
Lindsey Frazier - St. Michael's

Tournament Standings
Clarkson   4-0
Skidmore  3-1
Union 3-1
St. Michael's 1-3
Colby-Sawyer  1-3
Hunter  0-4

Friday, Oct. 23
Box
Skidmore   3   (25-20, 25-20, 25-16)
Hunter        0

Match Notes:
Skidmore swept Hunter behind 15 kills and three blocks from junior Meredith Palmer and 23 assists and four service aces from Becca Ormsby.  Senior Lauren Dinsdale tallied a game-high 14 digs for the Thoroughbreds.

Katina Boutis recorded 21 assists and eight digs for the Hawks, while Karolina Koguc and Jenna Pape each had seven kills.

Union                 3   (25-17, 25-22, 25-23)
St. Michael's     0

Match Notes:
Jordan Remillard recorded 11 kills and two blocks while junior Erika VanValkenburg tallied 28 assists and senior Veronica Mynders had 16 digs for Union in the win.

Katie Walsh recorded 33 assists and nine digs while Tracy Peterka had 10 kills and 12 digs and Lilly Lowe picked up 15 digs and five kills for the Purple Knights.  

Clarkson            3   (25-21, 25-19, 25-21)
Colby-Sawyer   0

Match Notes:
Sophomore Sara Artus recorded 11 kills and three service aces while junior Amanda ranki tallied eight digs and four sevice aces in the win.  Jenna Stock recorded 33 assists and Alison Schroeder added 10 digs for the Golden Knights.

Michelle Doody led the way for the Chargers with 12 kills and 13 digs while Genny Moore recorded 24 assists and Mickey Lapan added 22 digs.

Box
Skidmore            3    (22-25, 25-15, 23-25, 25-15, 15-8)
Colby-Sawyer    2

Match Notes:
Skidmore came back from 2-1 to win a thrilling five-set match behind a strong performance from freshman Carolyn Bottelier who had 11 kills, 11 digs and four service aces.  Freshman Mallory Mendelsohm recorded a double-double with 22 assists and 15 digs while Meredith Palmer had 21 kills and Lauren Dinsdale tallied 33 digs.  Becca Ormsby added 29 assists and freshman Liz Balboni had four blocks for the Thoroughbreds.

Michelle Doody recorded 21 digs and 17 kills while Genny Moore had 38 assists and Mickey LaPan picked up 26 digs for the Chargers.

Union     3    (25-23, 25-9, 25-16)
Hunter    0

Match Notes:
Erika VanValkenburg recorded 25 assists and seven digs while sophomore Eve Richards had eight kills and nine digs and senior Rachel Ormsby tallied eight kills, five digs and two blocks in Union's win.  Jordan Remillard added eight kills and Veronica Mynders had nine digs for the Dutchwomen.

Clarkson         3 (25-20, 25-20, 25-18)
St. Michael's   0

Match Notes:
Junior Alison Schroeder recorded 21 digs and Sara Artus tallied 12 kills and nine digs in the 3-0 win for Clarkson.  Senior Davanna Chetney added 10 digs for the Golden Knights.

Katie Walsh had 25 assists and 18 digs while Lilly Lowe and Kelly Garthwait each tallied 16 digs for the Purple Knights.  Tracy Peterka added 10 digs and seven kills and Lindsey Frazier had 10 kills and two blocks for St. Michael's.

Saturday, Oct. 24
10 a.m.

Clarkson   3 (25-17, 25-19, 25-23)
Union         0

Match Notes:
Erika VanValkenburg had 25 assists and three blocks and Eve Richards recorded a double-double with 16 digs and 10 kills for the Dutchwomen.

Colby-Sawyer   3   (25-18, 25-16, 25-16)
Hunter                0

Match Notes:
Genny Moore tallied 32 assists and both Michelle Doody (14 digs, 13 kills) and Kristin Sawyer (15 digs, 10 kills) recorded double-doubles in the victory for Colby Sawyer.

12 p.m.

Clarkson    3  (25-23, 24-26, 25-23, 28-26)
Skidmore   1

Match Notes:
Sara Artus recorded 25 kills and 23 digs while Jenna Stock picked up 51 assists and 11 digs and both MacKenzie Cook and Rachel Simons had four blocks in the win for the Golden Knights.

Junior Meredith Palmer had 15 kills and four blocks while senior Lauren Dinsdale recorded 46 digs for Skidmore.  Kelley Vershbow had 16 kills and Becca Ormsby tallied 28 assists.

St. Michael's     3   (25-20, 19-25, 22-25, 25-17, 15-13)
Hunter                2

Match Notes:
Katie Walsh recorded 38 assists and 21 digs while Tracy Peterka had 13 digs and 10 kills for the Purple Knights.  Kelly Garthwait recorded 20 digs and 3 aces and Lindsey Frazier added 14 kills for St. Michael's.

2 p.m.

Skidmore         3   (25-17, 18-25, 25-21, 28-26)
St. Michael's    1

Match Notes:
Freshman Sam Friedman recorded 16 digs and four aces while junior Meredith Palmer had 20 kills and five blocks for the Thoroughbreds.  Lauren Dinsdale added 33 digs and Becca Ormsby tallied 35 assists in the win.

Katie Walsh had 40 assists and 21 digs while Lilly Lowe chipped in with 14 kills and 12 digs for St. Michael's.  Tracy Peterka added 14 kills and 11 digs for the Purple Knights.

Union                   3  (25-19, 25-16, 20-25, 25-23)
Colby-Sawyer     1